[Gllug] Repairing ubuntu packages

[Morris, Simon]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gllug-bounces at gllug.org.uk 
> [mailto:gllug-bounces at gllug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Jack Bertram
> Sent: 10 January 2005 16:32
> To: GLLUG List
> Subject: [Gllug] Repairing ubuntu packages
> 
> After extensive filesystem corruption [1] I would like to 
> repair all my installed packages automatically on my Ubuntu 
> system.  Ideally I'd write a short script that parsed the 
> result of some dpkg command showing which .debs I had 
> installed, and which automatically restored from the .deb all 
> files that had changed since installation (*except* /etc 
> files, which I would want to review before changing).  What's 
> the easiest way to do this?

I can provide half the answer for you here.

If you run the following command you get a list of the packages you
currently have installed

COLUMNS=200 dpkg -l | awk '{print $2}' > ~/packages.txt

You could then (try) and restore the previous set of packages with

Apt-get install `cat ~/packages.txt`

However, this doesn't always work :(

You sometimes get stuck on kernel packages or some dependancy problems.

~sm
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